Research GrantsFunding and Support

At the 2015 AGM, ALS decided to establish a research grants scheme. The scheme offers grants of up to $5,000 for research in any area of linguistics.The ALS offers a range of schemes to support linguistics research, including research grants, scholarships and prizes, and as well as publication support and conference attendance support.

The ALS Research Grants scheme offers grants of up to $5,000 for research in any area of linguistics, and funds approximately five projects per year.
The Jalwang Scholarship supports linguists to give back to the community by converting some of their research into materials of benefit to the language community.
The Gerhardt Laves Scholarship contributes to fieldwork expenses for postgraduate student researchers in Indigenous languages of Australia or its immediate region.
The Susan Kaldor Scholarship supports ALS student members to attend an international summer school or institute.
The Michael Clyne Prize (awarded jointly with the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia) is awarded for the most outstanding postgraduate research thesis in immigrant bilingualism and language contact.
The Barb Kelly Prize is awarded for the most outstanding postgraduate research thesis in any area of linguistics.
The Publication Support Grants provide support for publication costs, with a priority given to open access costs.
The Indigenous Conference Attendance Support scheme assists Indigenous presenters to attend the ALS annual conference.
The Student Conference Attendance Support scheme assists ALS student presenters to attend the ALS conference.

The Australian Linguistic Society grants and prize schemes do not include funding for the administrative or indirect costs of institutions. ALS grant and prize schemes are awarded on a competitive basis. The ALS is a not-for-profit organisation which functions for the benefit of its members in promoting languages and linguistics in Australia.

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• 2025